Korea University facts for kids
Global Symbol of Korea University
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Former names
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Bosung College (1905-1921) Bosung Professional College (1922-1945) |
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| Motto | "Liberty, Justice, Truth" |
| Type | Private |
| Established | May 5, 1905 |
| President | Jin-taek Chung |
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Academic staff
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1,432 full-time 3,027 part-time (2018) |
| Students | 29,771 (2018) |
| Undergraduates | 21,080 (2018) |
| Postgraduates | 8,691 (2018) |
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Seongbuk-gu
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| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Crimson |
| Athletics | Football, Rugby, Baseball, Basketball, Ice Hockey |
| Nickname | Anam Tigers |
| Affiliations | Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | www.korea.edu (English) www.korea.ac.kr (Korean) |
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Korea University is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. Korea University was established on May 5, 1905, as Bosung College by Lee Yong-Ik, Treasurer of the Royal Household. The first College President was Hae-Uoung Shin. As an academic institution of nationalistic origin, it was regarded as a symbol of national pride during the colonial period (1910–1945). In 2005, Korea University celebrated its Centennial Anniversary (100th anniversary) of Foundation Day, May 5.
Korea University is one of the nation's oldest and most prominent institutions of higher education. The student body consists of over 20,000 undergraduate students and over 10,000 graduate students. The university's has 81 departments in 19 colleges and divisions, as well as 18 graduate schools. It has over 1,500 full-time faculty members with over 95% of them holding Ph.D. or equivalent qualification in their field. The Korea University Alumni Association consists of more than 280,000 university graduates.
Korea University is a large research institution, notable in South Korean history for being the first educational institution to offer academic programs in Korea in various disciplines, such as law, economics and journalism. It is particularly well known for its College of Law, which is widely considered to be one of the most well-known undergraduate law programs in South Korea.
Korea University also has extra educational facilities such as the Institute of Foreign Language Studies, the Institute for Continuing Education, the Institute of International Education and the Center for Teaching and Learning. There are 115 research institutes, including the Battelle@KU Laboratory, the Ilmin International Relations Institute and the Center for Information Security Technologies.
Currently, Korea University is composed of sixteen colleges and divisions, as well as eighteen graduate schools and eleven extra facilities, including libraries, a museum, and a press office for public relations.
Admission to the undergraduate program is very competitive and the admission decisions are based on the applicants' high school records and scores on the South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test. Admission to Korea University is highly selective as with only the top high school students applying for admission. For 2019, the university was ranked 86th in the world.
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17th president of South Korea, Lee Myung-Bak
See also
In Spanish: Universidad de Corea para niños
